Bernard Named As Second Team All-American

From NWMSU Athletics Facebook Page

Northwest Missouri State University guard and South Central Regional Player of the Year Diego Bernard received another postseason honor by being named to the Second Team D2CCA Men’s All-American Basketball Team. Diego Bernard averaged 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and had 72 steals in the 2022-23 basketball season.

Sports Information Directors from NCAA Division II East Region schools and conferences selected the two All-Region teams. The process concludes with All-American selections announced in later this month. This is the second year the Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association has sponsored the NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball All-Region and All-American teams.

2022-23 Division II Conference Commissioner’s Association NCAA Division II Men’s Basketball All-American Teams.

*Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Joel Scott, Black Hill State

First Team PPG
*Joel Scott Sr Black Hills State 22.8
RJ Sunahara R-Jr Nova Southeastern 18.9
Kaden Anderson Sr Point Loma Nazarene 22.7
Bryce Butler Jr West Liberty 22.6
Frank Champion So North Georgia 20.2

Second Team
Diego Bernard Sr NW Missouri State 16.3
Akuel Kot Jr Fort Lewis 24.3
KJ Jones II Jr Emmanuel College (GA) 26.2
Zach Laput Jr Bentley 20.4
Will Yoakum Gr Nova Southeastern 19.5

Third Team
Michael Brown Sr Mount Olive 23.2
Tyshaun Crawford Sr Augusta 16.7
Kendrick Tchoua Jr Indianapolis 14.1
Jaylen Wells So Sonoma State 22.4
Julius Brown Sr West Texas A&M 16.4

Honorable Mention
Brandon Knapper Sr Cal State San Bernardino 19.2
John Paul Kromka Sr Pitt-Johnstown 17.3
Taylor Currie Jr Harding 24.0
Bradley Dean So UVA Wise 21.4
Shawndale Jones Gr IUP 19.2
Robert Osborne Sr Virginia Union 20.2